Chapter 27 of Birds of Prey is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Birds of Prey is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARCADIA. _November 1st_. This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here. I have lived here a week. I should like to live here for ever.
Chapter 27 of Birds of Prey is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
From this reading “ARCADIA.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here.”
at any time
From this reading “I should like to live here for ever.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I have lived here a week.”
the month following October and preceding December
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “I have lived here a week.”
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From this reading _November 1st_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have lived here a week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here.
a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
From this reading ARCADIA.
travel across or pass over
From this reading This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here.
at any time
From this reading I should like to live here for ever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should like to live here for ever.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have lived here a week.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I should like to live here for ever.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I have lived here a week.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _November 1st_.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should like to live here for ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _November 1st_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is Huxter's Cross, and I live here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should like to live here for ever.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I have lived here a week.
Chapter 27 of Birds of Prey by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 27 holds 173 sentences of Birds of Prey, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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